Margaret Avery
Film

Year
Title
Role
Notes
1972
Something Evil
Irene
-
1972
Cool Breeze
Lark
-
1972
Terror House
Edwina
-
1973
An Eye for an Eye
Nurse
-
1973
Magnum Force
Prostitute
-
1973
An Eye for an Eye
Nurse
-
1973
Hell Up in Harlem
Sister Jennifer
-
1976
Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
Alma Rae
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
1977
Which Way Is Up?
Annie Mae
-
1977
Scott Joplin
Belle Joplin
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Toby Millman
-
1980
The Sky Is Gray
Rosemary
-
1980
The Lathe of Heaven
Heather LeLache
-
1985
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1988
Blueberry Hill
Hattie Cale
-
1989
Riverbend
Bell Coleman
-
1989
Single Women Married Men
Grace Williams
-
1990
Heat Wave
Roxie Turpin
-
1990
The Return of Superfly
Francine
-
1993
Lightning in a Bottle
Dr. Sierheed
-
1993
Night Trap
Miss Sadie
-
1994
Cyborg 3: The Recycler
Doc Edford
-
1995
The Set-Up
Olivia Dubois
-
1995
White Man's Burden
Megan Thomas
-
1998
Love Kills
Moon
-
2002
Waitin' to Live
Pearline Loggins
-
2002
Second to Die
Insurance agent
-
2007
Lord Help Us
Dorinda Thomas
-
2007
Exodus
Robbed Tourist
-
2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Mama Jenkins
-
2008
Meet the Browns
Sarah Brown
-
2009
Extrospection
Anna
-
2018
Proud Mary
Mina
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Question: What role did Margaret Avery play in 1985?
Answer: In 1985, Avery appeared as Shug Avery in The Color Purple for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.